Kaori felt a force hit her out of thin air. It was enough to knock her to the floor onto her back, her blade escaping her grasp. Her glowing eyes blinked, looking up at the face of a plain looking girl. Briefly, Kaori considered the multiple ways she could punish her for getting in her way: a bullet to the belly, the blade through the chest, or a bite to her unprotected neck. But the exchange that occurred in the next moments made her pause. They were discussing her kidnapping, she realized, as a taser changed hands. It didn't frighten or concern her as much as it confused her. From the scent of these three creatures - and the [i]unmistakable[/i] stench of wild cat in the air - she could tell that this was little more than a rebel group of misplaced beings. But she couldn't fathom what logic would prompt them to attack a vampire coven with no real knowledge or organization, and then try to take one home. [i]Idiocy.[/i]

The girl tried to pull Kaori to her feet. [i]Like hell you're taking me anywhere...[/i] But she stood. Even she, a creature of chaos, could feel the turmoil around her getting out of hand. There was gunfire, and a seemingly continuous low rumble of growls and snarls. It wouldn't end, not when these attackers were so clearly outnumbered and unprepared, yet annoyingly persistent. It would be destruction, if not within, then when another group of Nemsemet's vampire subordinates caught word. 

She needed to leave. 

She allowed herself to be lead from the building by a pair of insignificant hands around her wrists. Not particularly strong, she noted. Yet, the girl handled her unnecessarily roughly, seeing as she hadn't made an effort to resist just yet. Kaori felt a sense of rage building, desperate to snap and tear her captor down. [i]Wait,[/i] she reminded herself. Acting now would only invite the reciprocation of her whole party. Despite how capable she believed herself to be, it would be more difficult to escape multiples versus just one. Also, she had no way of knowing exactly what form of creatures accompanied her, or their strength.

She found herself pressed to a wall with the dinky device pressed against her abdomen. This seemed to be as far as the girl was going to take her for now. This would have to do. [i]"Tony and Flint need rescuing! How soon can you get there?"[/i] the plain girl said. Kaori noted how her eyes never left her face. She couldn't help but spread her lips in an amused grin. Her face wasn't where the danger was. 

[i]"Hold her steady. I don't want to miss or this will hurt more than it needs to."[/i] Her eyes darted to the voice. [i]That scent.[/i] A low rumble rolled in her chest. She [i]knew[/i] that scent. She took a second, maybe two, to take in the closer view of what must have been a hunter. He didn't look strong, not particularly intimidating. Yet somehow, he had stolen her kill once. In a way, that made it more offensive. 

She also caught the glint of a strange syringe in his hand. [i]Not good.[/i] She didn't need to know what was in it to decide that she didn't want it in her body. 

The girl had 'secured' the vampires wrists with her own hands. What happened next took place in seconds. Kaori took hold of the girls wrist which had been vulnerable just by being so close to her grasp. She tugged her forward with a sharp [i]jerk[/i], turning in the same movement to rotate and deliver a kick to the back of her knees. The force should be enough to knock the girl from her feet and send her crashing into the wall. 

With a fling of a hand, she send a small blade slicing through the air towards the hunter with the syringe. It was well aimed, but she suspected he would find a way to dodge it. 

Kaori was gone before she could find out. She took a few running strides down the sidewalk, and made a sharp turn into a shady looking ally way. From there, she lauched herself up, gripping the lower rungs of a fire-escape ladder. She climbed - or sprung - upwards until she hit the roof. She took off, her speed paying off as she hopped from one roof-top to the next, clearing about three before the attackers below should have a chance to respond.